tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40489850454824382582024-03-13T10:47:24.146-07:00Read@Book ReviewsYou read a book all the way through? Why? - Bart SimpsonEllehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881257001583579638noreply@blogger.comBlogger806125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048985045482438258.post-89942962901606338492019-03-13T21:51:00.001-07:002019-03-13T21:51:38.670-07:00Break in Posting<span style="color: blue;">It has been almost a year since I have posted a single review and I want to say that it is not from lack of reading. In 2016 I started Law School and as I head towards the finish line I have been swamped with work. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I have been reading and after July 2019, I fully intend to go back to posting and sharing every book I have managed to squeeze in between studying.</span>Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881257001583579638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048985045482438258.post-55824751081686802192018-06-12T21:10:00.000-07:002018-07-28T21:11:19.411-07:00Big Nate: Revenge of the Cream Puffs by Lincoln Peirce<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4mBtLRkSf731tZNHaj1af0k7h6pweSfzEvqgiHfmD8QxWO-haXVIJWIjC4dUkilLidkIrkcVvj28dJ3ZZdFLUnuFPuzFJikmh3mS-HJt2HDjpjRHrU5abjOg_zlZphGJO3xotPgxnOsq/s1600/28954365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4mBtLRkSf731tZNHaj1af0k7h6pweSfzEvqgiHfmD8QxWO-haXVIJWIjC4dUkilLidkIrkcVvj28dJ3ZZdFLUnuFPuzFJikmh3mS-HJt2HDjpjRHrU5abjOg_zlZphGJO3xotPgxnOsq/s320/28954365.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's Big Nate, need I say more. In his super hilarious comic strips he's always trying to be a little wiseguy. You'll definitely get a laugh or two out of it. It's aimed to children, BUT, as an adult I still enjoy them very much, so I'm gonna go with the five on this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kids love these books. I guess they can relate to a lot to Nate’s strife’s with school and chores.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But not to worry, these are just his baby antlers, so they’re supposed to fall off. Think baby teeth and the happiness/joy that comes after.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A minor twist from the rhyme you remember as a child, still makes this book worthy of picking up for lil’ babies and toddlers learning that books are our friends. </span><br />
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Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881257001583579638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048985045482438258.post-68519366973692164832018-05-03T23:02:00.000-07:002018-07-25T23:05:53.057-07:00When Crocs Fly: A Pearls Before Swine Collection by Stephan Pastis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVol0iZd602sPggh6CHwCCU62YdKzl1uNrzt60cYGd2_-JUpcaU6rMyutyYaFBolyYsC8hNq_36uxdqmD02PX8xM_NE4VYP9rggQz8kUPkQ7hdtzQBjYRLXNVVXEOyjSv4Bm9-tU6LyzCv/s1600/27169937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVol0iZd602sPggh6CHwCCU62YdKzl1uNrzt60cYGd2_-JUpcaU6rMyutyYaFBolyYsC8hNq_36uxdqmD02PX8xM_NE4VYP9rggQz8kUPkQ7hdtzQBjYRLXNVVXEOyjSv4Bm9-tU6LyzCv/s320/27169937.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just laugh. I love reading these Pearls Before Swine books. It’s just one of those non-stop laughter books meant to chill you out after a long day at work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the way #TeamCroc, because I find him the funniest character in these strips.</span><br />
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Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881257001583579638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048985045482438258.post-55685083549587838602018-05-01T22:55:00.000-07:002018-07-25T22:56:07.130-07:00All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy by Scott Snyder<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3_N-n2TY-W8g_V7lC5dqPs2mt6GXjh-g1Y9C3NHjsoh-DB-xBFjC9eC0QIxOOvRzerwRZ7l4kucmbpImmGi1uBIvfFu4hrhZ_cJysM8Ury59Xp1zMI3ody2nrxaAhx2fvotVxIntgbXA/s1600/32938517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3_N-n2TY-W8g_V7lC5dqPs2mt6GXjh-g1Y9C3NHjsoh-DB-xBFjC9eC0QIxOOvRzerwRZ7l4kucmbpImmGi1uBIvfFu4hrhZ_cJysM8Ury59Xp1zMI3ody2nrxaAhx2fvotVxIntgbXA/s320/32938517.jpg" width="208" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So in my personal opinion Snyder is an amazing writer and “All-Star Batman” proves it. Volume 1 is OMFG good; collecting issues 1-5 you are taken on a serious battle for Batman’s life that will have you cursing at allies left and right. You can expect the bad guys to take on a bounty on Batman’s head, but other NON-baddies, well, talk about an ungrateful Gotham.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to write soooo much more, but I only semi believe in spoilers, all I can say is that this is a must read. My only issue is with the cover, there were a few covers in issues 1-5 that I felt portrayed Batman in cooler cover, but that’s just me, I always end up thinking “oh this cover would be better”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One last tidbit, there was someone that literally had screaming “WHATTTT”, I won’t say who but just, you won’t see that coming.</span><br />
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Originally read this book in February of 2016 and I loved the way this book inspired a dialogue as the children asked questions about why Dr. King did the things he did and why he fought for equality.<br />
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Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881257001583579638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048985045482438258.post-75508069274650441022017-11-19T17:00:00.000-08:002017-11-19T17:00:11.469-08:00Marvel's Captain America: Sub Rosa by David McDonald<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1-T5edsdb1NgwFJUEle1n97hQfUXYUkMXVZyurLiRXatGXMnHDIZA76X5bviK6OOxUXBmNxXvFWDiNgz0eT32DjeZl_k8ry7mG6D5WGx160L2Zpz5tOqVU87zOHUh_5vI-cdGVnNiHZZ/s1600/29280242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="256" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1-T5edsdb1NgwFJUEle1n97hQfUXYUkMXVZyurLiRXatGXMnHDIZA76X5bviK6OOxUXBmNxXvFWDiNgz0eT32DjeZl_k8ry7mG6D5WGx160L2Zpz5tOqVU87zOHUh_5vI-cdGVnNiHZZ/s320/29280242.jpg" width="209" /></a>This is not a graphic novel. It’s a chapter book more ideal for young readers in the 10-14 age group. Granted anyone can really read it, but based on the formatting and language it comes off as more for young readers than little children.<br />
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The story was intriguing enough that I got over it not being a graphic novel.<br />
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Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881257001583579638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048985045482438258.post-81975397435745791912017-11-05T16:24:00.000-08:002017-11-05T16:24:02.790-08:00His Australian Heiress by Margaret Way<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZ4mg9e7TB073_TzBiWrEAT2boCxQszFMKVIf3730liivBXhO8gPFvKrR7s-SrPThkaiexVgw3X1mYsSYujk-9c27aagBKdrU-mtnY79COyaVrCsfB97fsq19-2GGTnz5ZM5N-tQB7bZB/s1600/28439411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZ4mg9e7TB073_TzBiWrEAT2boCxQszFMKVIf3730liivBXhO8gPFvKrR7s-SrPThkaiexVgw3X1mYsSYujk-9c27aagBKdrU-mtnY79COyaVrCsfB97fsq19-2GGTnz5ZM5N-tQB7bZB/s320/28439411.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Main Guy: Brendon</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hated the characters and found them sooooo boring and so martyr-ish that I was hoping a piano would fall on them and liven things up.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And her family; ugh, like seriously you’re loaded you don't need this, they’re aholes, just hit delete and be rid of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">So, as a Gil gets to know Katrina he realizes that she's actually a really good person and she always has her BF’s best interest at heart. She's always trying to do what's best for her friend and not for herself or for anyone else. It was super adorable to see how both of these characters come together; they go from kind of friends to “I love you”. This book was like major hearts.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">crossover Watchmen into the DCU knows as Doomsday Clock and we've all been waiting on baited breath for more hints and what not.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Well "The Button" is the road to Doomsday Clock; collecting BATMAN #21-22 and THE FLASH #21-22, this four issue crossover gives us all this drama and action as Barry and Bruce find themselves in the Flashpoint universe. Now, I'm not going to say more because if you were one of the ones waiting for the release of the collected series you're in for a treat. And, if like me you have a subscription at your local comic book shop and you picked up every issue like your life depended on it, then you already know how awesome this story is (</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">I mean we see Bruce's dad as Batman again)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"> and what answers our b</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">oys will find. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Despite having all the issues and the variant covers, my collection felt a little lonely without the hard cover set. So which did I choose? I chose the one with Batman and Flash running side by side. Personally I felt that one was way cooler and really encompassed the teamwork between Batman and Flash and they try to solve this mystery.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Like the covers, the art inside does not disappoint. By the end you'll like treadmills and caves.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Basically, if you haven't read, go get yourself a copy and get ready for the release of Doomsday Clock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This story was quite whimsical as many of the children in the reading group were adamant that ice cream should not be shared as then they would have less. It was quite amusing to watch their little heads work to try and solve this “problem”.</span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: blue; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rating 4 out of 5 </span></b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881257001583579638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048985045482438258.post-59077824893438688052017-06-17T00:00:00.000-07:002017-06-17T00:00:00.914-07:0028 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World by Charles R. Smith Jr., Shane W. Evans (Illustrations)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrbigMhjJtVnQReNs7wahV3GpS5ujG_1ccFzpOcam3tx2Q-iB5c3wgoTAXIGVPMTY63GEy6S-8xGaUeOWHYfzI0qnTmRqnrHGwKFeQpvrGeQ3QQJ_mQ9xJ9hohcytdKpJJTlE3qMRFf1B/s1600/21469057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrbigMhjJtVnQReNs7wahV3GpS5ujG_1ccFzpOcam3tx2Q-iB5c3wgoTAXIGVPMTY63GEy6S-8xGaUeOWHYfzI0qnTmRqnrHGwKFeQpvrGeQ3QQJ_mQ9xJ9hohcytdKpJJTlE3qMRFf1B/s320/21469057.jpg" width="264" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This book aimed at children covers prominent African-American figures throughout history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The book gives references to their youth and the events that propelled them to pages of history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Some of the figures referenced are individuals that we all learn early on in school, but for a young child that is barely learning histories, this is a great book.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Rating 5 out of 5 </span></b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881257001583579638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048985045482438258.post-65145400452224019832017-06-10T00:00:00.000-07:002017-06-10T00:00:22.958-07:00Hide and Seek Harry at the Beach (Hide and Seek Harry) by Kenny Harrison<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgktlD77SJgEKSm6nT8uW8Np2KN7rsMmk6-68321N9doWDYwdXibu_A_uCzZ2roxk0S4q17J-BFOKztoieOoT52xDjwPWcRUNzLThkwzWAg4eho15XBXknLNMx1rFVppqWsX8w2n2QP6zF/s1600/18339698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgktlD77SJgEKSm6nT8uW8Np2KN7rsMmk6-68321N9doWDYwdXibu_A_uCzZ2roxk0S4q17J-BFOKztoieOoT52xDjwPWcRUNzLThkwzWAg4eho15XBXknLNMx1rFVppqWsX8w2n2QP6zF/s1600/18339698.jpg" /></a>Like the “Five Little Monkey” stories I find these “Hide and Seek Harry” stories extremely boring and repetitive (but that’s just me), the children absolutely love them.<br />
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“Hide and Seek Harry” is a crowd favorite and children 5 and under love playing the guessing game.<br />
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<b style="background-color: blue;"><span style="color: white;">Rating 2 out of 5 </span></b><br />
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